Rachel Slavik joined the WCCO team in October of 2010 and is thrilled to be back in her hometown. Rachel spent three years in the sweltering heat of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She anchored, produced, and reported at WVLA. During her time in the Deep...

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This makes me SO sad! Porky’s has always had the best onion rings in town! And your strawberry shakes too! This lightrail project is bringing down lots of University Avenue! Next my favorite Asian restaurants will be closing. RIP, Porky’s. I’m 48 and have gone to Porky’s (at first, the one in Mpls) since I was a kid. So sad.

Why are you blaming lightrail? They would have made money hand over fist bringing all the people in. The people that bought it is the old home next door. The owner sold it because he got a great deal from them and wants to spend all of his time at his other restaurant in MPLS.

The Minneapolis restaurant closed last year. No need to diss the guy; it will be upheaval in the area until the LRT is finished. And if you don’t believe that, try driving through downtown StP right now. As for me, I’m off to the Dairyette!

The other important thing that people forget is that all of the business’ on University do get compensated during the construction!! The Dariette is not the same any more either.

The light rail will bring a lot more business – he just saw a great way to get rid of the property and make a profit!! I wasn’t dissing – just don’t want people to blame it on the light rail when that is a lie!!

My friends and I used to walk down to Porky’s for a bite and to check out the cars cruising University Avenue and in Porky’s parking lot during Car Craft Nationals in July. We always stayed at the Days Inn just down the road. Bummer, a decade old tradition for us going away. I’m gonna go assume the fetal position and sob myself to sleep.😦

If they hung in there they will be right next to a rail system to the Twins Stadium.

In away, they are giving their property to elderly. Which seems nice. I am sure it will be a good location for seniors.

Perhaps the new property owners can find a way to preserve the sign. It does make you think about what University Ave was like during the 50’s, and makes you stop and notice the other buildings on that street.

Porky’s is a Saint Paul landmark & a part of childhood for many individuals & families. Being the daughter of a MSRA member for most of my life Porkys helped me bond with my father & appreciate not only classic cars but an original diner that was timeless. The Saint Paul neighborhood is constantly changing & were loosing so much of what we grew up with. It will be a sad bittersweet farewell to the great drive in diner on the Avenue. ; )

THIS SOUNDS KINDA OF CRAZY BUT AS A CLASSIC CAR OWNER I WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY THAT HAS A HURST WOULD BE INTERESTED IN A FUNERAL PERSSION TO SAY GOODBYE TO AN OLD FRIEND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED LETS MEET TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. AT THE IRIS PARK OFFICE BUILDING ACROSS FROM PORKYS.

Porky’s and nearly 500 other local twin cities establishments closed in the last couple years……hmmm I wonder if it’s just a coincidence or something more? Perhaps a new over-regulatory law that negatively affects the hospitality industry?

I am really sad that Porky’s is being torn down. It is a historic landmarm and if the dingdongs in 54 would not have replaced the trolley cars with the stupid buses, we would not be gooing through this now. We had the greatest trolley system in the country. You could go all the way from Minnetonka to Stillwater and to the State Fair Grounds. So Sad,